M3.6 earthquake 43 km WNW of Eresós, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 43 km WNW of Eresós, Greece on Tue, Dec 28, 1982, 12:49 PM GMT+3 (09:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 34 km E of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-28 09:49:17 UTC
- Depth
- 9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.312° N, 25.470° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.734 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15960 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.724 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 15951 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
Before
- 3.743 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 15974 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.319 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 15980 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.031 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 15988 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.022 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 15991 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.6Aegean Sea · 15999 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rty. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.